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Tuesday, July 07, 2009

Hardcover vs. Paperback 36

When Margo Roth Spiegelman beckons Quentin Jacobsen in the middle of the nightdressed like a ninja and plotting an ingenious campaign of revengehe follows her. Margos always planned extravagantly, and, until now, shes always planned solo. After a lifetime of loving Margo from afar, things are finally looking up for Q . . . until day breaks and she has vanished. Always an enigma, Margo has now become a mystery. But there are clues. And they're for Q.Printz Medalist John Green returns with the trademark brilliant wit and heart-stopping emotional honesty that have inspired a new generation of readers.

Still haven't read this (as of April 19th 2009) and I really shouldn't have put the Australian edition into the mix because that cover blows the rest out of the water, but I just had to! I think they are all well done but of course wish I had the AU edition! I'm curious to see what the significance of the paperback is once I read it, just as is it's my least favorite of all of them.

I like the paperback, because it makes a lot of sense once you read the book. The Australian one has the same problem as the US blue hardcover - Margo looks sad to me, and she's not seen that way by the narrator.

Ooh, how I love the paperback, too! I've been waiting to buy Paper Twon so that I could get the paperback. Like Kelly, I prefer not to have a person on the cover as with the hardcover. The AU looks good, a little more dark, but I still prefer the paperback!

The paperback is fantastic! I hadn't seen it until now and I absolutely love it. It's just perfect. I still like the use of two covers for the hardcover, and how they both portray a different side of Margo. I like the meaning behind them, but the paperback is better, in my opinion, and has meaning too.

I hadn't seen the paperback cover... I really like it! I didn't intially like the hardcover covers, although they grew on me after reading the book. I don't care for the Australian cover at all, too dark and not really fitting the mood of the book.

I think the Australian cover is compelling, but doesn't really reflect the tone of the book so could be misleading for readers. I dislike the US hardcover (the girl kinda creeps me out) and am not thrilled by the paperback either. Such a good book, though!

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